Delta Air Lines (DAL) Inventory (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) recorded Inventory of $2.64 billion in Q3 2026, up 70.9% from $1.54 billion a year earlier and up 3.1% from the prior quarter.
Analysis
Delta Air Lines (DAL) Inventory (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Delta Air Lines reported Inventory of $1.6 billion, up 12.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Inventory has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 35.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Inventory came in at $1.43 billion in FY2024 (+8.7%), $1.31 billion in FY2023 (-7.7%), $1.42 billion in FY2022 (+29.7%) and $1.1 billion in FY2021 (+209.3%).
- The Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Inventory in data going back to Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Inventory has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 23.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Inventory in the last five years was growth of 376.4% in Q2 2022, against a decline of 17.1% in Q2 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $2.56 billion (Q2 2026), $1.77 billion (Q1 2026) and $1.6 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.80 Bn | 165.33 Bn | - | 919.00 Mn |
| 2 | Csx | 89.17 Bn | 85.38 Bn | - | 406.00 Mn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.81 Bn | 60.70 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.31 Bn | 76.33 Bn | - | 381.45 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.23 Bn | 67.87 Bn | - | 327.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.82 Bn | 36.77 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.27 Bn | 32.46 Bn | - | 2.64 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.09 Bn | 38.36 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.83 Bn | -24.55 Bn | - | 1.80 Bn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.53 Bn | 12.18 Bn | - | 5.25 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.49 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.43 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.49 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.51 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.47 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.73 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.10 Bn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines Inventory API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "inventory", "ticker": "DAL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=inventory&ticker=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();